The bad news has just come through, US President Donald Trump has forbidden transgender people to serve openly in the military.

Since last year, thanks to the work of Obama's administration and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, transgender people were able to serve openly in the US military, with access to insurance coverage for transition-related medical procedures.

Trans people had to be able to join the army as of July 1, 2017, but a few weeks ago, the new defense secretary James Mattis delayed the enrollment of trans recruits by six months.

Today, Trump decided to officially ban trans people from serving.

This will lead to preventing new transgender recruits from joining the US military. This will also lead to the discharge of openly trans people who now serve openly in the US military. Finally, it will strengthen the anti-trans feeling that is developing in the United States.

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The US military could officially accept transgender people as early as July 1st.

According to a memo signed by a senior Pentagon official, the Department of Defense would assess the army's ability to allow transgender people to serve. The various military services have to submit their reports by May 31.

The army could begin assessing transgender applicants into military service on July 1, 2017.

The Obama administration had changed the law prohibiting trans people from serving their country so that they would not be forced to be fired if they were discovered since most of them were hiding.

In a few weeks, there could be an opening of the army. It would be a great victory for the community!

Of course, the question arises whether this administration will apply this opening.

Know that it is about to appoint transphobe sheriff David Clark to the Department of Homeland Security.

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